Feeding device for grinding, milling, or boring machines and the like



. 9 I March c. o. WEBER FEEDING DEVICE FOR GRINDING, MILLING, QR BORING MACHINES AND THE LIKE Filed March 11, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 77Qvenfor-: Que M March 15, 1927. c. o. WEBER FEEDING DEVICE FOR GRINDING, MILLING, 0R BORING MACHINES AND THE LIKE Filed Mafch 11, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented M r, 15, 1927;

UNITED STA E P TENT i FicE.

cannfom'ro m mos DRESDEN, GERMANY.

- rnnnmc DEVICE ron eRmD N ,,M BORING memes Ann THE LIKE.

Application filed mi nn, 1925, Serial m). 14,783, and a Germany October as, 1922.

, This invention relates to a novel feeding device for grinding machines and the like and has for its object to do away-with the disadvantages which are connectedfwith the ordinarily employed feeding by hand; in

order to attain an exact working of the ina-' .zhine and especially an even feed-fcorresponding to the thickness of the material which during oflf from the surfaccsjof the toolgunder'treatworking of the device is taken ment; B the novel feeding device accordto this invention the'work niece(tool) in addition will be the desired working con aidgri'sted' according to 'tionsin an entirely automaticway. a .These features are attained according to this invention b a'pro'perly operated dividl the other pawl will cause sai ingrplate, whic is mounted upon a reciprocatingslide, which latter is inountedupon the ground plate of the devicebelow the face plate serving foitjthe fastening of the work piece. This dividing plate is of a conformation correspondingito that of the work piece to be ground and therefore willserve as a model or specimen of the latter. In case the work piece is a cutter, which shall-be repaired by grinding olf the worn out surfaces of the te'eth,*the said dividing plate will-'be'of the form o'f said device according Figs. 3 and 4 contain eac a side view' and a front view of two exam les of work ieces which may be worked p p to this invention.

Upon the ground plate a ofthe; feeding Figure 1 ,is-a top-view of the feeding deupon by; the feeding device there Is mounted a bearing block 6,:

which carries a. worm shaft 0 provided with a pulley d whereb' opera ower is su phed to the devite. I wj drm onsaid worm-shaft a cooperates with. a worm wheelj e mounted upon a shaft carrying a flywheel f provided with an adjustable crank pin g. The latter cooperates with the ,connecti rod h, whose upper end'is pivoted to the cutter. -According to this-invention, now, I the dividing.plate,'which is firmly connected with the tooltol be ground,-and which there fore serves as a controlling member. for the process of grinding, is operated in such a manner that a reciprocating. motion is given Y to the same bymeans of the slide upon which it is mounted. In additionto this reciprocating motion an intermittent rotary motion is given to the dividing plate after each recip'rocatijve motion of the dividing plate,

' For imparting said intermittent rotary motion to the divid.i% plate there employed a pair of pawls w 'c are so operated during the reciprocating motion of the dividing late that one of said pawls will serve for ooking, the dividing plate in dposition, and intermittent moton of the dividing plate. After 'viding plate has thus made a full motion, during which the surfaces of rota the rotary each tooth of the milling cutter have been i exposed to the action of a grinding wheel, a

further mechanism will come into action,

which will cause a properv feed of the dividslidez' which is mounted to permit recipv roca-ting motion. The slide -21 carries a dividmg plate k below a face 'platel for fixing the work p1ece...It also carries a locking pawl m and has a release lever 11. extending laterally from one side. A double lever o is also mounted on slide 13 and cooperates with the dividing platela, and with a ratchet .or feed wheel 2 also-mounted on the slide. The lockmg pawl m is slidably mounted upvon a slide 8, which slideiisslidable in transverse direction relativelyto the slide 2', said slide .9 being adjustable by means of the feed wheel-z or by means of a crank lever or handle 36. The locking pawl m is further equipped. with a nut 1* which" bears on a block 1* on slide i and through which pawl m is slidable in orde'r to enable an adjustment by hand in perpendicular'direction tothe direction of motion of thefslide a, The

double lever 0 is fulcrumed at 13 on one side ing plate and therewith of the said surfaces j edge" of'the slide '8 andkept under the action of aspring 3. Theone end of said double lever has an inturned' finger 12 which cooperates with zatooth like projec-;

tion as on the dividing plate It, while'at the other .end of the lever there pivotally mounted a pawl 31* engaging thelratchet wheel" 2. The end of the double lever 0 which carries the pawl 3 is provided with a laterally projecting bracket 1 which is I ing nut 1' an ada ted to cooperate with the lever 2 of a p'aw l 4. The pawl 4 engages a ratchet wheel u cooperating mounted at one side of the slide i upon the und plate a. The free end of the sliditig a: p is provided with a spring-actu dog 10', which cooperates with the dividlng plate 7:. On the side of the slide a opposlte to the bar p there is provided upon the ground plate a a cam g which may be adjusted by an adjusting nut t, sa1d cam cooperating with the spring-actuated lever or pawl n,'=in order to temporarlly release the locking pawl m upon rotation of the crank wheel f. The lever 11. has a" spring pressed pivoted pawl or nose 7 for engagement with cam g.

'In order to operate the novel feedmg device accordin to this invention the dividing plate k w ich corr onds to the desired work piece isfastene upon the slide 2'.

'Thereupon the locking pawl m is adjusted relative y to plate by rotating the adjustreci rocating motion of the slide a. The sliding bar p is adjusted by rotation of the feedwheel u, while the cam is ad usted by rotation of the nut t whic has threaded engagement therewith. The crank pm g 1s of course also brought into the. required position and fixed upon the wheel I. If new the worm-shaft c be rotated, it will cause a.

rotation of the worm wheel 0 and of the wheel. f, the slide 11 will make a reci rocatmg motion. The lever n is actuate by the locking awl m, as indicated in the drawing by the dot provided on said lever and the pm on the pawl m, and will thus cooperate with the cam g, whereby the locking pawl m will be temporarily released and the divid-- ing late 70 thus be fed forward by the dog to o the sliding bar 1) in the manner desired. By this also the face plate 1 together with the work piece will be rotated, so that another place of the latter will be ex sed to the action of the working tools 0 the machine. As soon as the dividing plate I: has made a complete revolution, the projection a: on the same will abut against the double lever 0, whereby thelatter will be rotated around its pivot in ogposition to the action of the spring 3. y this the pawl y will impart a rotary motion to the ratchet wheel 2, whereby again the slide a will be displaced according to the direction of the rotation towards the one or the other side.- Upon rotation of the lever a the lateral ro ection 1 will engage the lever 2 of the ocking pawl 4 thus adjusting the ratchet wheel u and therewith the sliding bar 1;. A new course of work will now begin'carrying pawl -w.

The novel feeding device according to this invention may be employed especially in connection with grinding machines and with a sliding bar p d the crank 36 serving for the the dog 7 WhlCl'l 1s provided at theleft hand end of the lever or pawl n will abutagainstward motion of the slide 2' the the like and will under all conditions posi tively feed the work piece in the manner amples of work pieces which may be ro- In 3 and 4 there are shown two exprovided with the feeding device according to this invention. The work piece shown in Fig. 3 is provided with sockets 7 and 7 drilled into the circumference 6 of the ring 5, said sockets extending only into a part of the radial depth of the ring and having I a greater diameter of the opening at the circumference of the disc; while according to the example shown in Fig. 4 sockets 10 and 10 are provided at the circumference of the ring or disc, which taper toward their inner ends. The feeding of the device for this purpose is accomplished in' such a manner, that first the sockets 7 or 10 and thereupon the sockets 7 or 10 are made.

The operation of the device according to this invention will .be as follows:

During the downward stroke of the slide a the fixed cam q, and thus cause said pawl -n to rotate around its pivot 9. This rotation of the pawl n will continue as long as the extreme end 5 of the dog 7 is sliding upon the surface 8 of the cam q and will have through the pin and slot connection between lever 11.- and pawl m the efl'ectthat the locking pawl m will be withdrawn from engagement with the dividing plate. time the fixed pawl 72, which at its upper end is provided with the dog w, will engage. one of the teeth 11 of the dividing plate and thereby rotate. the latter in counterclockwise 'rection. Upon further downoint 5 of the dog 7 which isprovided on t e pawl 01 will reach the lowermost point 6 of the 'surface 8 of the cam q, and on the upward stroke of slide 1' will cause the locking pawl m to swing into the full line position shown in Fig. 1 and again lock the dividing plate.

During the upward stroke of the slidez' the dog 10 will rotate inclockwise direction and thus come out of engagement with the dividing plate It. as above described. .At the same time the dog 7 on the pawl n will slide At the same.

over the surface 8 of the cam q, until it will again come into the position shown in full lines in Figs. 1 and 2 to produce fine grindin After the slide 5 has made a numberof reciprocating motions. corresponding to the number of teeth 11 of the dividing plate and therewith caused a full rotation of the latter, the projection 12: which is provided on the dividing plate will come in engagement with the end 12 of the levero, which is ful crumed at the point 13. By the'actuation of the lever o the locking pawl m as well as with the t ickness of the material which is Q adapted to intermitten taken off from the teeth of the cutter. I claim: a 1'; A feeding device for grinding machines and the like, comprising a reciprocable slide, a face plate for fixing the work piece mounted on said slide, a dividing plate associated with said faceplate, a pair of awls t y feed and loc said dividing plate, and feeding means for feed ing both' of said pawls after a full revolution of said dividing late;

2. A feeding device according to claim 1, having a lockin pawl and an actuating pawl, both adapte to be released and actumilling ated by' reciprocating motion of the slide,

a lever mechanism adapted to be operated by a full rotation of the dividing plate, and feeding means interposed between said lever mechanism and both ofv said pawls, said feeding means being adapted to feed said locking awl in lateral and said actuating pawl in on 'tudinal direction.

3. A ,fee ing device for grinding machines and the like comprising a reciprocable slide, means for fixing the workpiece mounted on said slide, a dividing plate associated with said piece, a air of pawls adapted to intermittently fee and lock said dividing plate, said pawls being released and actuated by the reciprocatory motion of the slide, lever mechanism operable b a full rotation of the dividing plate, fee ing means interposed between said lever mechanism and said pawls, and means for adjusting the locking pawl in a direction perpendicular to the rec procating motion of the slide. l

4. A feeding device for grinding machines and the like comprising areciprocal I slide, means for fixing the work piece mounted on said slide, a dividing plate associated with said piece, a pair'of pawls angularl' other a apted to intermittently feed-and lock said dividing plate, said pawls being I released and actuated by the reciprocatory motion'of the slide, lever mechamsni 0 erable by a humane: the dividing-p ate,

movable with respectv to each feeding means interposed between said-lever mechanism and' said pawl, andj-an adjustable cam for controlling the withdrawal and actuation of the locking pawl;

5. A feeding device for grinding ma cable slide, a dividing plate mounted 'on' said slide, means for mounting the work piece in connection with said plate, a locking pawl for said dividing plate mounted to move in planes at right angles to each other, cam controlled means for projecting and withdrawing said locking pawl, .a feeding pawl for said plate angularly movable with respect to said locking pawl and operable onthe withdrawal of the locking pawl to rotate said plate a predetermined distance. I I 7. A feeding device for grinding ma- "chines and the likecomprising a reciprocable slide, a dividing platemounted 'on'said slide, means for mounting the work piece in connectionwith said plate, a locking pawl for said dividing plate mounted to move in planes at right angles to each other, cam controlled means for projecting and withdrawing said locking pawl, a feeding pawl for said plate angularly movable'with respect to said locking pawl and operable on the withdrawal of the locking pawl. to 1'0? tate said plate a predetermined distance,,and

means for feeding said pawl after a-full revolution of said dividing. plate.

In testimony signature. Y

anemone- EBER.

whereof I have afiixed my 

